[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR79.3]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 79--SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 79.3  Designation of scrapie-positive animals, source flocks, and infected flocks; notice to owners; publication.

    (a) An APHIS representative or State representative will determine 
an animal to be a scrapie-positive animal after determining that the 
animal has been diagnosed with scrapie in accordance with the definition 
of a scrapie-positive animal in Sec. 79.1 of this part. An APHIS 
representative or State representative will determine a flock to be a 
source flock after reviewing sale, movement, and breeding records that 
indicate the flock meets the definition of a source flock. An APHIS 
representative or State representative will determine a flock to be an 
infected flock after determining that a scrapie-positive animal is in 
the flock.
    (b) As soon as possible after making such a determination, an APHIS 
representative or State representative will attempt to notify the owner 
of the flock in writing that the flock contained a scrapie-positive 
animal, or is an infected flock, or source flock.\2\ The notice will 
include a description of the interstate movement restrictions and 
identification requirements contained in this part.
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    \2\ A current list of flocks determined to be infected flocks or 
source flocks will be published in the Federal Register from time to 
time. This list may also be obtained from the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Sheep, Goat, Equine, and 
Poultry Diseases, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, Maryland 20737-
1231.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
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0579-0101)

[57 FR 33631, July 30, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 21922, Apr. 28, 1994; 
59 FR 67613, Dec. 30, 1994]

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